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as in to cream
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to defeat by a large margin
I can't believe I bet on a football team that ended up getting waxed 45-0
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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the commitment of the young volunteers to the cause seems to wax and wane
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Recent Examples of wax
Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign squares off against Mercury and passes through conjunction with Saturn.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
In October, during a talk at a conservative think tank in the Upper Midwest, Carlson waxed nostalgic about the Twin Cities.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Walz waxed nostalgic for Sega’s 25-year-old Dreamcast video-game console.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Katims waxed poetic about the days when May’s TV upfronts actually mattered.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign squares off against Mercury and passes through conjunction with Saturn.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
In October, during a talk at a conservative think tank in the Upper Midwest, Carlson waxed nostalgic about the Twin Cities.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Walz waxed nostalgic for Sega’s 25-year-old Dreamcast video-game console.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Wax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wax. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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